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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What gift did Skelly give Jake after he was digging in the garden?
(a) A big hug.
(b) A smile.
(c) A favorite Matchbox race car of his.
(d) His trowel.

2. How did Jake feel about Skelly when Skelly came with his mom to pick him up from the football field?
(a) He felt pity.
(b) He was happy Skelly recognized him.
(c) He felt depressed about his life with Skelly.
(d) He hated Skelly.

3. What caused Jake's mom to get fired?
(a) She was late too many times.
(b) She turned a pie plate over on a customer's head.
(c) She mouthed off to her boss.
(d) She stole money.

4. What did Skelly do that he had never done before when Jake asked him to play catch?
(a) He swore.
(b) He didn't respond at all.
(c) He took out a cooking glove.
(d) He ran outside without waiting for Jake.

5. What is Alzheimer's?
(a) A disease that destroys a person's memory.
(b) A type of dance.
(c) A disease that attacks people in third world countries.
(d) A disease that makes a person incapable of walking.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jake do when Skelly starts inquiring about his mother?

2. What question did Jake's dad ask his mom at dinner on their one-year anniversary?

3. How did Jake get to be Valentine King?

4. Why did Lanna quit?

5. What do the boys realize about the man?

(see the answer key)

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